Set up the reception screen, thermal printer and scanner
A short guide for front-desk staff and center owners: the hardware, the screen shortcut, the printer and the scanner.
What you need
| Device | Use |
|---|---|
| A Windows 10 or 11 computer (touch screen optional) | The reception screen |
| An 80 mm or 58 mm thermal receipt printer (USB) | Payment receipts and “Today’s summary” |
| A USB scanner in keyboard mode that reads Code 128 and QR | Scanning student cards |
1. One account per device
Give each reception screen the account of the person working on it (“Center settings” → “Users”). They see the tabs their permissions allow: “Collect”, “Attendance”, “Recitation & homework” and “Exams”.
2. The reception screen shortcut (Google Chrome)
- Create the folder
C:\ECMS\pos. - Right-click the desktop → “New” → “Shortcut”, and paste this line with your center’s address in place of
<center>:
"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --user-data-dir="C:\ECMS\pos" --kiosk --kiosk-printing --no-first-run --autoplay-policy=no-user-gesture-required --disable-pinch --overscroll-history-navigation=0 https://<center>.ecms.tadreb.live/pos- Name it “Reception screen”, open it and sign in with the reception account; the sign-in is kept.
--kioskopens full screen, and--kiosk-printingprints receipts with no print dialog.- Exit with
Alt + F4. Never use this shortcut for normal browsing or for printing cards. - If a Chrome window with the same profile is already open, close it first; Chrome ignores the shortcut’s options otherwise.
3. The receipt printer
- Install the printer driver and set the paper size to the roll width.
- Make it the default Windows printer and turn off “Let Windows manage my default printer”.
- In the system: “Center settings” → “Finance” → “Receipt paper”: “Thermal 80 mm” or “Thermal 58 mm”.
- Print one receipt by hand from the same profile without
--kiosk --kiosk-printing: margins “None”, scale 100%, no headers and footers. Chrome keeps these choices for silent printing.
4. The scanner
- USB keyboard (HID) mode, Enter sent after every scan, Alt mode off.
- An English keyboard layout is best; the screen also works with Arabic.
- Test it in Notepad: the code appears, then a new line. For a slow scanner, raise “Gap between card-reader keystrokes” in “Device settings”.
Device settings
From the settings button on the reception screen (“Device settings”), stored on this device only: “Print the receipt right after collecting”, “Sound on scan and payment”, “Full screen automatically when the screen opens”, and clearing the screen after a payment or when idle.